Budget questions lead Commons sitting as Poilievre attacks deficit record

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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1. deflected
   FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Randy Boissonnault (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer promotes new spending without addressing any of the four broken promises on deficits and debt.This is a budget of hope and ambition.
2. deflected
   FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Randy Boissonnault (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer attacks the opposition on crypto instead of addressing the four broken fiscal promises.we are going to take no lessons from a Leader of the Opposition who tells Canadians to hedge on inflation by putting money into crypto.
3. deflected
   FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer lists government priorities without addressing the claim of $60 billion in new inflationary spending.That is exactly what Canadians said.
4. misdirected
   FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer attacks the opposition's voting record instead of addressing the added spending burden on families.What is really disappointing, Mr. Speaker, is that the Leader of the Opposition has already told Canadians that he is voting against this budget and he is voting against them
5. misdirected
   FinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer attacks the opposition's past votes instead of addressing the question on reining in spending.Just as the Conservatives voted against the Canada child benefit, which provides up to $7,000 a year for vulnerable families, they are voting against Canadians who need help in this difficult time.
6. deflected
   Oil and Gas IndustryMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.The answer denies the premise by quoting environmental groups instead of addressing the $17 billion allocation to oil companies.We agree with the Suzuki Foundation and Greenpeace but not with the Bloc Québécois.
7. deflected
   Oil and Gas IndustryMr. Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.The answer again quotes supportive groups instead of addressing subsidies to oil or provincial jurisdiction concerns.I agree with the International Institute for Sustainable Development, but not with the leader of the Bloc Québécois.
8. answered
   HousingMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Ahmed Hussen (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly lists existing housing programs in response to the call for faster affordable home construction.I direct the hon. member to look at our national housing strategy, a record number of investments to make sure we build more affordable housing in this country
9. partly answered
   Employment InsuranceMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Mr. Irek Kusmierczyk (Liberal). substantive question.Discusses specific EI changes but avoids addressing a system covering all workers.EI reform is a priority. We are on it and we will get it done.
10. partly answered
    Public SafetyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked David Lametti (Liberal). substantive question.Addresses bail changes but does not commit to reversing policies as asked.We have worked with the provinces and territories to make changes to the bail system in order to address the issue of serious repeat offenders and to give the community a role in bail decisions.
11. misdirected
    Public SafetyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). substantive question.Avoids the question by attacking the asker and referencing unrelated US policies.what we see the Leader of the Opposition do, time and time again, is launch personal attacks and make outlandish allegations
12. deflected
    Public SafetyMs. Raquel Dancho (Conservative) asked Marco Mendicino (Liberal). substantive question.Shifts focus to criticizing past Conservative policies instead of addressing current bail fixes.Common sense is not returning to the stale and failed policies that led to police cuts by Conservatives
13. misdirected
    Public SafetyMs. Raquel Dancho (Conservative) asked Marco Mendicino (Liberal). loaded question.Ignores the budget claim and attacks the opposition for past votes instead.Where was she when there was an opportunity for her to support the $450 million invested in the CBSA to stop the illegal flow of guns into our country?
14. deflected
    JusticeMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked David Lametti (Liberal). substantive question.Calls the premise false and pivots to general collaboration without addressing Bill C-325.Sloganeering does not help. It is by working together that we will find the solution.
15. deflected
    JusticeMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked David Lametti (Liberal). substantive question.Defends Bill C-5's intent but sidesteps supporting the new bill or the specific case.the purpose of Bill C‑5 was to address the problem of systemic racism and the systemic overrepresentation of indigenous and Black people in the justice system.
16. deflected
    Dental CareMr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). substantive question.Highlights program benefits but does not address Quebec's request for opt-out with compensation.These investments will support hundreds of thousands of Canadians, patients and workers across Quebec.
17. deflected
    Oil and Gas IndustryMr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc) asked Pablo Rodriguez (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the Bloc Québécois instead of addressing the request to halt oil and gas subsidies.the Bloc Québécois constantly acts like the mother-in-law who is never satisfied and who is constantly pouting.
18. deflected
    FinanceMr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative) asked Randy Boissonnault (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promotes government plans without addressing the $4,300 cost claim or inflation impact.That is why our budget puts in the building blocks for the economy of the future, puts a marker down to help Canadians struggling with inflation and reinforces our health care system for the next 10 years.
19. misdirected
    FinanceMr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition's language and facts rather than addressing the $4,300 cost or carbon tax increase.We are going through a global inflation challenge, but this is a pattern of behaviour where they make it personal, they attack and they make up facts.
20. deflected
    FinanceMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Randy Boissonnault (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer lists new spending measures without addressing the deficit size or the Prime Minister's past balancing statement.We will meet the challenge posed today and in the future by introducing a new grocery rebate that will benefit 11 million Canadians.
21. deflected
    FinanceMr. Gérard Deltell (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.The answer highlights new programs instead of addressing the broken promises on debt-to-GDP, deficits, or debt repayment.Canadians asked us to help them with the cost of living.
22. answered
    HousingMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Ahmed Hussen (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly lists multiple housing programs and policies in response to the call for faster affordable home construction.in addition to the $4-billion housing accelerator fund to speed up the construction of new housing for more Canadians, a rent-to-own program, a $500 federal top-up for Canadian renters, a $40,000 tax-free first home savings account and new guidelines for protecting Canadians with mortgages facing exceptional circumstances, budget 2023 doubles housing construction in this decade
23. partly answered
    Employment InsuranceMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Mr. Irek Kusmierczyk (Liberal). substantive question.The answer outlines some EI extensions and consultations but does not commit to a full fix covering all workers.That is why we are committed to comprehensively modernizing the EI system.
24. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. John Barlow (Conservative) asked Karina Gould (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to urging support for the budget rather than addressing the carbon tax increase or food cost concerns.if the Conservative members of Parliament really cared about the cost of food, they would do something really simple, which is support this budget, because in it there is a grocery rebate for 11 million Canadians
25. deflected
    Carbon PricingMr. John Barlow (Conservative) asked Pascale St-Onge (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to general Conservative ideology without addressing carbon tax or food inflation.the difference between us and the Conservatives is that no matter what happens or what is going on, the Conservatives always cling to one ideology: austerity and cuts.
26. answered
    The BudgetMr. Adam Chambers (Conservative) asked Randy Boissonnault (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly rebuts the debt-to-GDP claim with specific fiscal projections.the deficit would continue to go down every single year for the next five years.
27. deflected
    The BudgetMr. Adam Chambers (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the broken-promise premise and instead attacks Conservatives for not acknowledging supports.it is fascinating for me to watch the Conservatives refuse to acknowledge the measures we are putting in place to support Canadians.
28. deflected
    Aerospace IndustryMr. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). substantive question.The answer references a past announcement but does not address the Boeing contract or lack of Quebec spinoffs.Premier Legault and the Canadian Prime Minister made the biggest announcement in Canadian aerospace history.
29. misdirected
    TaxationMr. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc) asked Randy Boissonnault (Liberal). substantive question.The answer lists unrelated Quebec budget items and attacks the Bloc instead of addressing the luxury tax.We are meeting expectations, and the Bloc wants to pick a fight.
30. answered
    Government AppointmentsMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly addresses the appointment and conflict concerns with background details.She was number two in the Ethics Commissioner's office, and she has been working there for over a decade.
31. misdirected
    Government AppointmentsMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the questioner and dismisses concerns as conspiracy theories rather than addressing the conflict.Questioning her credibility, attacking her in that way and continuing with those kinds of conspiracy theories all have a place on Reddit.
32. partly answered
    Government AppointmentsMr. Michael Barrett (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). substantive question.The answer begins to address independence but cuts off without fully reassuring on the specific conflict.we always ensure that such individuals are independent and beyond reproach.
33. answered
    HealthMrs. Laila Goodridge (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly explains actions taken to address formula shortages.Health Canada has made sure that, with special interim regulation policies, more than 70 additional formulas have been imported in the last few months to Canada, and more will come.
34. deflected
    Fisheries and OceansMr. Rick Perkins (Conservative) asked Joyce Murray (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses general policy without resolving the inconsistency between minister and officials.A decision for the 2023 season has not been made, and it will be shared soon.
35. misdirected
    Foreign AffairsMs. Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Robert Oliphant (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to general support for Iran instead of addressing the specific incident or apology request.I think I can say safely that, without exception, everyone in this House stands with the people of Iran and their struggles against the regime, making sure that they stand with human rights.
36. answered
    EmploymentMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Randy Boissonnault (Liberal). substantive question.The answer explains the labour conditions attached to investment tax credits.In the top investment tax credits, whether it is clean technology, hydrogen or the clean electricity grid, to earn the top credits, there needs to be labour participation.
37. partly answered
    Persons with DisabilitiesMr. Mike Morrice (Green) asked Mr. Irek Kusmierczyk (Liberal). substantive question.The answer outlines the legislative process and funding for development but does not commit to immediate direct payments.budget 2023 provides funding of $21.5 million to continue work on the Canada disability benefit.